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Chief economist update: Australia's low(er)-flation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2018
... revisions, the fact remains that inflation has moved further below the low end of RBA's 2%-3% target band. The Australian dollar isn't to blame. Its depreciation has (as expected) generated higher import prices. But businesses are unable to pass ...

AustralianSuper awards $500m mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2018
A Melbourne boutique has won a $500 million mandate from AustralianSuper, the super fund confirmed. Jamieson Coote Bonds was appointed to manage a fixed income mandate for the super fund at the end of June, Rainmaker research shows. JCB's mandate ...

Chi-x opens up access to tech darling Apple

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2018
Alternative stock exchange Chi-x is giving Aussie investors access to international tech stock Apple in partnership with Deutsche Bank. Deutsche Bank has issued a security called transferable custody receipts (TraCRs) that will give Aussie investors ...

Elon Musk steps down as Tesla chair

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2018
... become profitable." For Aussie investors, the AUD-USD spreads add a positive tailwind for holding Tesla Inc. "The Australian dollar has depreciated [against] the US dollar year to date, the yield differentials are widening and we see the tailwind to ...

Vanguard launches ESG funds

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2018
Vanguard is introducing an ethically conscious international equities fund alongside an ethically conscious global bond fund for investors looking to reflect their values through their investments. The Vanguard Ethically Conscious International Shares ...

Australia's weekus horribilis

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2018
... MSCI equity index for developed markets rose by 0.8% and that for emerging markets increased by 2.4%. While the Australian dollar's exchange rate versus the US dollar managed to end the week with a 0.1% advance to US$0.7329, it was small beer compared ...

Chief economist update: Inflation genie still inside the box

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2018
... recent 2.1% increase in overall consumer prices means that growth in real wages are now nil. Then there's the Australian dollar - it dropped by 4.4% in the year to the June quarter which should raise the cost of imports that are in turn, passed onto ...

Chief economist update: Australian dollar loss is economy's gain

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2018
"I got chills, they're multiplying..." - Grease The Australian dollar is down! Repeat, the Australian dollar is down! At the time of writing, Australia's legal tender is trading 5.8% lower against the US this year to date; 3.2% cheaper against ...

Citi launches currency product, targets HNW investors

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2018
... when using local currency, reducing cost and hassle, Machet said. Currencies in the GCA currently include the Australian Dollar, US Dollar, British Pound, Euro, Canadian Dollar, Hong Kong Dollar, Japanese Yen, New Zealand Dollar, Singapore Dollar and ...

Chief economist update: A$ falls to the occasion

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2018
"My fellow Australians, ask not what your country can do for the Australian dollar, ask what the Australian dollar can do for your country." That's me bastardising John F. Kennedy's inaugural address as the 35th US President back in 1961 (before I was ...